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By Firelight episodes
- 40: Unzipping the Heart: Lodro Rinzler Returns
Lodro Rinzler is back as a guest on By Firelight with the publication of his eighth and newest book ‘You Are Good, You Are Enough.’ In this episode Lodro and Betsy explore the concept of innate 'basic goodness' in ourselves, those around us, and society at large. Steeped in meditation practices and grounding advice, Rinzler shares wisdom from his years as a meditator and teacher in the unveiling of this new written work.
Host: Betsy Delzer
Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer
Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5
Contact Betsy Delzer:
Instagram @byfirelight
Contact Lodro Rinzler:
https://www.lodrorinzler.com
https://thelaundry.substack.com
Instagram: @lodrorinzler
By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.
www.litpathstudios.com | IG: @litpathstudios
53 min - 39: The Art and Science of Discipline: Nathan Maynard Returns
The student behavior crisis is real, but it's also solvable. Return guest and author Nathan Maynard joins Betsy once again to discuss his new book, The Science of Discipline. Maynard has seen the strategies he writes about work in some of the toughest schools in America and in classrooms around the world. Betsy and Nathan deep dive into scenarios, solutions, and ideas that will spark anyone whose life touches those of a student or child in this episode.
Host: Betsy Delzer
Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer
Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5
Contact Betsy Delzer:
Instagram @byfirelight
Contact Nathan Maynard:
https://www.highfive.school/team/nathan-maynard
By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.
www.litpathstudios.com | IG: @litpathstudios
1 hr 5 min - 38: Creativity is an Energy that Flows Through Us with James McCrae
James McCrae is known for his instagram poetry, hosted on Words Are Vibrations. Formatted in memes, he's an expert in his own right, tapping into his intuition and creating poems that conjure the sacred in every day. An author of three books and host of a creative community that spans the globe, Sunflower Club, James joins Betsy to share about his journey from a New York City brand strategist to internet poet, whose words reach half a million followers daily.
Host: Betsy Delzer
Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer
Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5
Contact Betsy Delzer:
Instagram @byfirelight
Contact James McCrae:
Substack: https://jamesmccrae.substack.com/p/instructions-before-visiting-earth
Website: https://www.jamesmccrae.com/james-mccrae
Instagram: @wordsarevibrations
By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.
www.litpathstudios.com | IG: @litpathstudios
1 hr - 37: In Full Bloom with Rachel Weisel
Rachel Weisel joins Betsy for this colorful episode. Rachel is the author of a "flower cookbook," where she shares 45 recipes for making floral bouquets using Trader Joe's flowers. 'Beautiful Bouquets with Trader Joe's Flowers' is a book she recently designed and wrote, inspired by her wildly popular Instagram account, @happy_arranging. With Betsy's first job being in a flower shop and a lifelong love for cut blooms, they talk all things flowers in this episode.
Host: Betsy Delzer
Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer
Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5
Contact Betsy Delzer:
Instagram @byfirelight
Contact Rachel Weisel:
Website: https://www.happyarranging.com/
Book Link
Instagram: @happy_arranging
By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.
www.litpathstudios.com | IG: @litpathstudios
46 min - 36: Undimmed: An Exploration of Clear Living with Cecily Mak
Betsy is joined by Cecily Mak to dive into their shared experience of living "undimmed," that is, a life as clear as possible. The title of Cecily’s book and podcast, Undimmed holds a guide for anyone looking to live with greater clarity, heightened awareness, and with less noise from substances.
Host: Betsy Delzer
Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer
Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5
Contact Betsy Delzer:
Instagram @byfirelight
Contact Cecily Mak:
https://www.cecilymak.com/about
Instagram: @clearlifejourney
By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.
www.litpathstudios.com | IG: @litpathstudios
51 min - 35: Energy of Complete Acceptance with East Forest
Exploring the inner world is a comfort zone for both Betsy and her guest for this episode, musician East Forest. They delve into the creative process involved in inquiry and introspection, bringing us along through their discussion of philosophy, spirituality, and how creativity factors into the journey.
Host: Betsy Delzer
Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer
Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5
Contact Betsy Delzer:
Instagram @byfirelight
Contact East Forest:
Instagram: @eastforest
Facebook: @EastForestMusic
Website: eastforest.org
https://eastforest.org/music-for-mushrooms
By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.
www.litpathstudios.com | IG: @litpathstudios
58 min - 34: Ending and Beginning: Prompts for a Writing Year
In light of the traditions and rituals that come with closing a year, Betsy shares an interactive episode. Grab a journal or paper and pen and try one of the three exercises she offers listeners. Betsy talks through a fire ritual (apropos!), selecting words for the year, and shares a piece she wrote the day in December on which she recorded this episode and springboard prompts from this work. You are a writer, too! Begin again, here, with us, by firelight.
Link to Betsy's Poem from the Episode
Host: Betsy Delzer
Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer
Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5
Contact Betsy Delzer:
Instagram @byfirelight
By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.
www.litpathstudios.com | IG: @litpathstudios
22 min - 33: Marking the Map with Stephanie Greene
Stephanie Greene is a yoga teacher, writer, healer, and guide. She joins Betsy for this episode to share about her custom Inner Territory training and her writing. Through her teaching, she blends the world she has reformed and revised since finding a pivot that took her life in a totally new (and healing) direction. She generously offers what she has learned about change, living in the present, and the body to all paths that intersect with her "maplines.”
Host: Betsy Delzer
Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer
Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5
Contact Betsy Delzer:
Instagram @byfirelight
Contact Stephanie Greene:
Website: lovestephaniegreene.com
Instagram: @lovestephaniegreene
Substack: https://lovestephaniegreene.substack.com/
By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.
www.litpathstudios.com | IG: @litpathstudios
1 hr 27 min - 32: Impermanence and Surrender with Elena Brower
Elena Brower joins Betsy to discuss her new book, Hold Nothing, a contemplative guide to letting go, forgiveness, and presence. Elena shares personal stories of ritual and transformation, inviting listeners to release old narratives and meet life’s transitions with stillness. The conversation centers on surrender as strength and learning to “hold nothing” so we can hold everything with more grace. This conversation is a reflective, tender exploration of how awareness and acceptance can lead to deeper peace and authenticity.
Host: Betsy Delzer
Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer
Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5
Contact Betsy Delzer:
Instagram @byfirelight
Contact Elena Brower:
Website: https://elenabrower.com
Instagram: @elenabrower
Facebook: @elenabrower
By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.
www.litpathstudios.com | IG: @litpathstudios
58 min - 31: In Fearless Fashion with Zoe Larson
Zoe Larson joins Betsy as the next coversation in the Teen Writers Series. Zoe is a force in her age of becoming! A curious thespian, fashion designer, artist of multi-media and writer, she passionately expresses herself through many forms and avenues. Zoe provides us with a fresh dose of self-assuredness and vulnerability in only the way she can. Called an "icon" by her classmates, her one-of-a-kind way of being calls all of us to do and be a version of ourselves we feel most true.
Host: Betsy Delzer
Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer
Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5
Contact Betsy Delzer:
Instagram @byfirelight
By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.
www.litpathstudios.com | IG: @litpathstudios
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About By Firelight
From the publisher's feed
The By Firelight Podcast is an exploration of human stories that captures human resonance in powerful words. A circle of writers, poets, seekers, and storytellers By Firelight features heart-expanding conversations with inspiring guests who share stories from their multifaceted lives and legacies. Betsy Delzer, painter, poet, writer and educator, serves as host and guides listeners to find themselves in each episode’s connection.
By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.